NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry reversed his position on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act while candidate John Edwards said the federal government should recognize same-sex marriage laws passed by individual states, according to Baptist Press.
The two candidates focused part of a recent debate on the same-sex marriage issue and Kerry's vote against the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act signed by President Clinton.
Kerry said he opposed the Defense of Marriage Act because it was "gay bashing" and because the issue was not "in front of the country" at the time.
Now that the issue is in front of the country, both Kerry and Edwards say they oppose same-sex marriage but also oppose a federal amendment.
